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Defense Department
March 2023
BREAKING: White House Asks for $842 Billion in 2024 DOD Funding, 3.2 Percent Above 2023 Budget (UPDATED)
President Joe Biden unveiled a nearly $1.9 trillion fiscal year 2024 budget request, including $842 billion for the Defense Department — $26 billion more than Congress appropriated for the department in the December omnibus spending bill. -
Defense Department
March 2023
JUST IN: Forget Hardened Bases, Pacific Conflict Requires Agile Combat Employment, Commander Says
Given that U.S. adversaries today possess precision-guided weapons that can penetrate even hardened bases and facilities, it’s not cost-effective to invest in hardening to protect U.S. forces and weapons in the Pacific theater, said the commander of Pacific Air Forces. -
Defense Department
March 2023
JUST IN: Pentagon’s Top AI Official Addresses ChatGPT’s Possible Benefits, Risks
The Defense Department’s point person for artificial intelligence said the new ChatGPT chatbot taking the world by storm could be both a boon for national security and a cause for concern. -
Budget
March 2023
The Challenge of Predicting Future Defense Spending
Rites of spring in Washington: cherry blossoms explode along the Tidal Basin, and a budget request emerges from the White House, thus beginning another congressional cycle of trying to fund the government. -
Space
February 2023
Space Force Lacks Agility To Tap into Commercial Innovation
The Pentagon wants to capitalize on a soaring commercial space sector to stay ahead of adversaries in the domain. But the lack of a national strategic vision that focuses efforts and streamlines the government’s contracting bureaucracy is leaving members of industry feeling lost in space. -
Defense Department
February 2023
JUST IN: The War in Ukraine Has Caused 'Tectonic Change' in U.S. Security Assistance, Official Says
One year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States is facing the ripple effects of the “tectonic change” in U.S. assistance and foreign military sales prompted by the need to support Ukraine, said a senior U.S. official. -
Defense Department
February 2023
Industry Perspective: U.S. Needs Industrial Policy for Critical Minerals
By Gregory D. WischerThe United States needs a secure supply of critical minerals to protect its national security. -
Defense Department
February 2023
SPECIAL REPORT: Pentagon Makes Moves to Speed Up Tech Transition
SIMI VALLEY, California — It’s a well-documented problem in the world of defense technology development. -
Defense Department
February 2023
SPECIAL REPORT: U.S. Begins Forging Rare Earth Supply Chain
MOUNTAIN PASS, California — From the smartphone in your pocket to magnets powering a growing number of electric vehicles on the road, rare earth elements are the foundational components for some of the most commonly used technologies today. -
Defense Department
February 2023
BREAKING: Report Finds Imbalance Between Defense Strategies, Industrial Base Capacity
The United States’ national security policies and financial investments are not aligned to support the defense industrial base’s needs for great power competition, according to a new report released Feb. 8.
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